website|It’s a wonderful modern adaptation of “House of Mirth.” Claire McMillan is also a former lawyer/debut novelist, so I was thrilled to get my hands on an early copy|It was so cool| JG: What would you be doing if you weren’t a writer? CA: I imagine I’d still be practicing law|Jeff Glor: What inspired you to write the book? Cristina Alger: I was working as a corporate attorney in the fall of 2008, when the book takes place|I always find his books entirely un-put-downable| JG: What surprised you the most during the writing process? CA: I heard the most amazing stories while researching this book|And I’ve just started “Unreal Estate” by Michael Gross|When I started that process, I really just wanted to make sure that I got certain details right}